About the Building

Panattoni Park Sosnowiec is a new development, a warehouse complex, constructed in alignment with the Design and Build scheme for Panattoni Europe, with CFE Polska Sp. z. o. o. as a principal contractor.

The building is located in Sosnowiec, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. The total area of the building is 32,042 sq. m, and the plot area is about 6 ha. Over 30% of the plot is occupied by green spaces, including lawns and grass-plots, which is are exceptional importance for the ecosystem.

The building was constructed on the territory of the former sand quarry, where raw materials had been excavated since 1952.

Green Strategy and Environmental Challenges

When choosing the construction site,  it was important minimize the negative impact of the development on the environment, as well as bring significant improvement to the biodiversity of the area.

Water conservation is an important issue to Poland, therefore a number of water-saving technologies were implemented in the design and construction of the building.

Moreover, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions during the operational stage was also an important consideration in creating the environmental strategy. The key strategy used to combat emissions was the building and implementation of a intelligent energy and water metering system.

The project received the maximum available credits in the water and ecology categories demonstrating that the sustainability goals set out in the strategy were achieved.

Benefits of certifying to BREEAM

Buildings that have a BREEAM certification are recognised by Investors as being energy-efficient, environmentally friendly and healthy buildings, which meet the needs of the company’s clients.

This is important in order to

1. Keep up with growing competition.
2. Follow through on the commitments made by the EU Member States to decarbonize the economy.
3. Achieve ESG goals.

It makes us very proud that the project we built, Panattoni Park Sosnowiec, received the first Excellent BREEAM rating awarded to a warehouse in Poland. It received the highest number of points in categories Land Use and Ecology, Water, and Energy thanks to e.g. implementing energy-efficient material solutions, measuring equipment and LED lighting, using water-saving solutions, introducing leak detection systems as well as by supporting flora and fauna diversity by planting meadows on one-third of the green areas.
We are driven by sustainability, and the project in Sosnowiec is an ideal match with our environmental policy. In CFE, we focus on partnership, people, lean philosophy and sustainable development, and this translates to the success in obtaining positive BREEAM certificates for every project we have built and registered for certification.

-Bruno Lambrecht, General Manager CFE Polska Sp. z o.o.